A punishment that is “greater than I can bear” is only achieved from a sinful and grand offense. In the Book of Genesis located in the holy bible Abel and Cain are two brothers who praise the lord. While Abel is favored and treated with respect from God Cain resents for him he is not granted any. Similarly in the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles Gene and Finny are two brothers from different mothers, they share the same clothes and thoughts as one another. All though they may be “siblings” their personalities clash. Finny is expressed as a man who is gifted with the natural talent to hypnotize people with his voice, Gene on the other hand must latch on to Finny to survive because Finny in his words is “ too good to be true”. As a result
